Ireland-Eurovision winners 2005?

**sligoman** · 18/05/2005, 7:12 PM

Simple question:

Do you think we will win the Eurovision this year?

A poll on this please

**Green Tribe** · 18/05/2005, 8:02 PM

let me think....more chance of me being a nun!

**paul_oshea** · 18/05/2005, 8:09 PM

ya you'd fail on the "medical"

**Green Tribe** · 18/05/2005, 8:31 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

ya you'd fail on the "medical"

shush!!!

Sister Julie has a nice sound to it, where's the nearest Convent?

**Gerrit** · 18/05/2005, 10:48 PM

I haven't heard any song really. I find it kinda exciting to hear them the first time on the evening itself and having to judge them on first impression, the way the jury had to do in the pre-televoting days. I get kinda curious though every time I read on the upcoming ESC, so maybe -just maybe- I will try to at least hear a few samples...

**CollegeTillIDie** · 19/05/2005, 8:13 AM

On the basis that RTE deliberately pick songs that have no hope of winning then no.

**Dublin12** · 19/05/2005, 8:16 AM

The Eurovision is a bit of a gay fest imo,I hope we finish last

**sligoman** · 19/05/2005, 9:44 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Do you think we will win the Eurovision this year?

I guess not then ha?

**Green Tribe** · 19/05/2005, 9:46 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

I guess not then ha?

maybe better to wait til after the semi-final for a poll

. Well, at least i don't have to become a nun, phew!

Voting was a shambles, good songs lost out

**IsMiseSean** · 19/05/2005, 10:07 PM

My vote is goin to the girl that done the splits at the end of her song

**paul_oshea** · 19/05/2005, 11:31 PM

The Eurovision is a bit of a gay fest imo

d12 i never liked southsiders, but that is up there with the best of them.

**Neish** · 19/05/2005, 11:43 PM

As they failed to quailfy I would have to say [SIZE=3]no[/SIZE] thank christ no Tax hike to stage the stupid thing

**paul_oshea** · 19/05/2005, 11:49 PM

niesh there was a big no beside that a minute ago, yet now it shows differently even though it doesnt say last edited....

yes the government runs rte, and rte pick the worst.

to be fair i think we won it at a time when it was still a decent competition and when talent counted for 80 percent of the overall package. so we should draw something from that.

**Poor Student** · 19/05/2005, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

yes the government runs rte, and rte pick the worst.

Didn't we the people of Ireland (or is that the people of Athlone) pick that abomination?

**Green Tribe** · 19/05/2005, 11:53 PM

would be worse if it was a cracking song, but didn't qualify.....

**Green Tribe** · 19/05/2005, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Didn't we the people of Ireland (or is that the people of Athlone) pick that abomination?

an rte you're a star panel picked from an early stage certain candidates, but then each week, the public were voting

would be interesting to see how the henry girls (my choice) with 'dreaming ' would have got on, at least they had a half decent song.

**onenilgameover** · 20/05/2005, 12:03 AM

I missed it...Got home from football late when they where opening their little envelopes. Did she fall over cos she nearly did on the Pat Kenny show. Ye have to wonder will we ever win this thing again. With all these new countries they may start bringing in group stages and all sorts. If so I reckon we'd be happy with a quarter final place. Sure where just there on the **** really.

**Green Tribe** · 20/05/2005, 12:08 AM

1. bring back johnny logan to sort things out
2. shoot everyone involved on you're a star except linda martin, she had some cop-on
3. Reform Yugoslavia
4. Let me pick the song

5. Resort to bribery
6. Disconnect phonelines/mobiles in Athlone

**Poor Student** · 20/05/2005, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by onenilgameover

Ye have to wonder will we ever win this thing again.

I doubt it. Either we truly have no talent or originality in this country or the selection system is flawed or intentionally putting crap forward. To compound this we have the tele voting where the Irish town who can vote for their own the most times in the alloted time wins. Then we have to compete with the bloc and diaspora voting as well as the odd talented or original act. It's just not going to happen.

**Green Tribe** · 20/05/2005, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

I doubt it. Either we truly have no talent or originality in this country or the selection system is flawed or intentionally putting crap forward. To compound this we have the tele voting where the Irish town who can vote for their own the most times in the alloted time wins. Then we have to compete with the bloc and diaspora voting as well as the odd talented or original act. It's just not going to happen.

we have wonderfully talented musicians and singers, we need to resort back to a traditional Celtic-Irish theme, like 'The Voice' Eimear Quinn. But maybe something more lively, plenty of instruments, no cheesy pop carry-on. Europeans don't expect it from Ireland, I do think we would get so many more votes doing such a song.